Word

岛 (dǎo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 岛

名 míng noun

island

台湾是一个美丽的岛。

Tái wān shì yí gè měi lì de dǎo

Taiwan is a beautiful island.

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Word breakdown

岛 dǎo — island

1 半岛 bàn dǎo — peninsula HSK 7
- 半 half, partial
- 岛 island
Example

朝鲜半岛位于亚洲东部。

Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo wèi yú Yàzhōu dōng bù

The Korean Peninsula is located in East Asia.
2 岛屿 dǎo yǔ — island HSK 7
- 岛 island (main component)
- 屿 islet, small island (reinforcing component)
Example

太平洋上有许多岛屿。

Tài Píng Yáng shàng yǒu xǔ duō dǎo yǔ

There are many islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Structure & writing

1 岛 dǎo — island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides)

岛 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

捣 dǎo to pound downward with one end of a stick or rod

consists of

1.1 鸟 niǎo — bird (warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate with feathers, beak, and wings)

鸟 is a component in 10 characters

HSK 1

鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

HSK 5

鸭 yā duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)

HSK 6

岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides)

HSK 7

鸣 míng (of birds) to chirp; (of animals or insects) to cry or make sounds 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet 鸽 gē pigeon; dove (bird with small wings, good at flying, feathers white/grey/dark purple; kept as homing pigeon or symbolic of peace) 鹅 é goose (domestic fowl with white or grey feathers, orange or dark-brown fleshy knob on forehead, long neck, flat wide bill, webbed feet) 鹏 péng the giant mythical bird in ancient legend

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鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage) 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

1.2 山 shān — mountain; hill

山 is a component in 33 characters

HSK 1

HSK 4

密 mì dense; closely spaced (opposite of sparse) 幽 yōu (lit.) deep and secluded; (of a place) remote, quiet, and dimly lit 微 wēi tiny; slight

HSK 6

岗 gǎng raised mound or slope of earth 岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides) 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 峰 fēng high, pointed mountain peak 崇 chóng tall; lofty

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崭 zhǎn (lit.) towering; standing out above the rest

HSK 7

仙 xiān immortal; a person with supernatural abilities in mythology 屹 yì (lit.) towering and firm, immovable 屿 yǔ small island 岂 qǐ rhetorical question marker, equivalent to 'how could' or 'is it possible that' 岔 chà branch (of a mountain range, river, road, etc.)

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岖 qū used in '崎岖': ① (of mountain paths) rugged and uneven; ② (fig.) full of hardships and twists 岩 yán steep cliff 岭 lǐng mountain with a path over its summit 岳 yuè a tall, majestic mountain 峙 zhì (lit.) to stand tall; to stand erect 峡 xiá gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names) 峭 qiào steep and tall (of a mountain) 峻 jùn high and steep (of a mountain) 崎 qí (lit.) steep and uneven; rugged 崖 yá steep face of a cliff or rocky height 崛 jué (lit.) to rise up; to emerge powerfully 崩 bēng to collapse; to crumble 嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 巅 diān mountain peak; summit 徽 huī emblem; badge; insignia 灿 càn bright; radiant; dazzling 炭 tàn charcoal, a fuel made by heating wood while cut off from air 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells

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